Hopi: our 15/10*
Hopi, the sweetest dog ever, left us at 16 years old. That’s bonus years for an English Lab, and we are grateful for all of them. We were inexperienced dog…
Hopi, the sweetest dog ever, left us at 16 years old. That’s bonus years for an English Lab, and we are grateful for all of them. We were inexperienced dog…
I recently attended not one but two gardening webinars hoping for native plant ideas for our very shady, tree-filled yard. We have a lot of trees. I haven’t counted them, but I…
10-minute gardener: excess inventory We had some work done on our house and wound up with piles of building materials: old deck boards and concrete pavers. I lovingly refer to…
We have a gas stove. We’ve had one for a long time, and I’m not sure how good I would be with an electric stove at this point. Our last…
I finished the holiday table runner above for our coffee table. It wasn’t technically on my holiday 2022 project list, more of a last-minute inspiration after making holiday coasters. So…
Reindeer Mix This sweet and salty treat is the perfect flying reindeer fuel, a great snack for white chocolate lovers, and here at Chez Haiku, it’s a holiday favorite. It’s very…
For most years of my adult life, I cleaned up every stray leaf in my yard. Then I learned that’s not such a great idea. Leaves build soil and provide…
After spending a lot of time and backbreaking work to create new garden beds, I was excited to discover a better but slower method: sheet mulching. With this method, you…
2022 was the year of cooking more and cooking better. I’m working on learning basic Indian, Ethiopian, and Korean cooking in 2023. All the cooking has made me pay more…
I can’t believe it. It wasn’t my first attempt to write a novel in a month, but this time, I did it! I wrote 50,000 words in 30 days as…